DHS makes a $25m systems engineering deal

By Ethan Butterfield

Sep 16, 2005

The Homeland Security Department has awarded a five-year, $250 million contract to Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. to provide systems engineering and technical assistance to DHS' Science and Technology Directorate, the company has announced.

Under the contract, Booz Allen of McLean, Va., will provide program and technical management, program planning and oversight, technical evaluation, project analysis, risk mitigation, and data development and management.

The company also will provide various other financial, human resources, IT, security, general administrative and technical support to DHS technology programs. These programs are overseen by the undersecretary of Homeland Security for science and technology.